Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Magnus, L.L.C.
Start: 7/15/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016076413 · 7/15/2016 · Magnus, L.L.C.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple lower extremities locations, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Molten or hot metals, slag

Employer

Name: Magnus, L.L.C.
Location: 1300 Morningside Rd., FREMONT, NEBRASKA, 68025
NAICS: 331523
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On July 15, 2016, an employee was skimming slag off the top of a pot of molten bronze when some of the slag and molten bronze dropped onto his coveralls. The molten bronze and slag, with a temperature over 2000 degrees Fahrenheit burned through his coveralls, seriously burning his shin, ankle, and foot before his boot could be removed.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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